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H. P. LQEWBR,

Patented Sept. 15, l908 WITNESSES: @fw dY @M Appiicumn mer. Deia-mbsf m. mi".

To all ywhom iz'. may ro'mfe'ln:

Be it Known that l, HENRY F. Lomafrzii, :i

{fitr/.Qn of the United States. :mil resident or l its object to produce one of simpl@ construction and easy operation.

hir Lbhv drawings:YY-Figure l is; :i vvrlicoi, longitudinal suction or er last mohmlyinfr tho invvmioh, showing-5 tho ports in uhoir lorlwil position; i ig. 2 is rho same as Fig. l, @infant that ihr mais are shown in position to receive tho Shoo: mul Fig. is o, cross-'section on t-h'c line` -w of Fig. l.

The liis uonsiss of two main parli; i :mil 2, which zur, resprfutivvly, the to@ mail hr-ol. rlhrl miggzrging surzrcosi arr. 'al au anglo with the horizontal of the las', mul, :is shown, slant from the heel in a forwardly iliroction, when tholast is in the position in which it appears irl Figs. l and 2, so 'Huit it mi hu shorerxeil hy sliding upwirilly they to@ part i.

The connecting plaie 3 is seureii rigidly to tho to@ gort ,l hy suitable means, as srrews 4. it slides in o Slot 5 in the heel part f, amil itsel' has o slot (i that receives a in 7 on the hiwl part 2. The slot 6 is pm'al el with the diagonal engaging surfaces, so tha-t :mill ports son Hliihf up amil ilown, with reference to ouch other, the il istmrr ol theI slot, thereby Varying the length of the last :1s before stated.

ln orilor to lock the ports 1 imil'Z in the position shown in Fig. l, nl'lior the shoe has heen plm-.oil upon rho last, :L holt?? is employed that enggngrs thix plate In. 'lhis holt is :ulnph vil l-o sliilo ivo :mil from theI 'ploto- 3 in :i rocess h, :mil to onlinr :r reir 10 in saiii plum-y E. The rrress 1? lios onpo reihe rer/rss 9, so. as io rsu-Pix@ ihr. holt r3, when the parts are in their amended position, which the one Shown in Fig. l. The 'holt f is normally hohl in its forward position ih which it mlapteil to outer the rachas l) in tho phi-ro I-, hy means of tho apri ig l l. "'lh hifl part 2 ishorvil fitl inliney wlh the holy H (see Fig. i) o re- Crfivo :i joui: 13 (5Go Fig. 2), :mil the spring 1l, which is; l'ostomiil. mi. ouh @mi in. this heel purr 2, :mil at ils olw mul lo lh@ hohy r, o7 'tamis ihrough ihr 'soi-.hoi l2, mi shown in Fig. i` f".rr 1-ilii r. the spring' 'il is Prb gngr-il hy ihn jiioli liv ruil pushed. to one, sirio or. ihr.. hirr polars ihi4 :wrlwi l2, thvrolrv wil/inlrowing ihrholt from iho. slot il). so haity ihn tory pori. l wir] hv sliil up ihlo ihr poition Shows: in Fig. 3, in which position rho Shoo 'ix rouilil): plow-cl oooh lha losi or ro moviwl from il'.

A lstvomprisiogr :i tov part :mil hol part, one ol sariil paris having: u sovhvr. thm-Qin, nml

ss si the oihor having n plinio rigidly zimiheil t'o f;

i; pin mul slot romioolioh hvtfwcvn said sockooil pairiiinil sniil philo, whrnhy Suid too mul heel pars :iro moxfzrhlv wiih ran'vrvhre to auch oiher; z2. holt mloplcil to sliilf: `wrom` whirl socket. und to viigrigo said 'pluto in order iio loclrsziiil to :mil hcw] ports together; and n. lhii'. spring' Secured :it one. @ml ilorwj .raide said socket, vxtrming diagonally thorotvhrmigh nml aithchml ol'. its other cnil lo suiil holt, v'horohy said holt is withdrawn hy :i joel; ontr-.ring szriil soakoi..

llCNlY F. LOEWER. VVilHhSSOS:

l). Gr'nhicic, L. "lHoN, 

